In Singapore, GoodFuels and ITOCHU Corporation announced a new partnership agreement to scale sustainable marine biofuel in Singapore, Japan, and Asia-Pacific. The long-term partnership, which was signed on 12 May 2022, will combine GoodFuels’ deep expertise in sustainable biofuels, extensive client and sourcing portfolio, and strong sustainable impact brand with ITOCHU’s mature trading and supply […]
In Australia, in a bid to replace the harmful chemicals used in durable water repellent (DWR) textile coatings, a new research collaboration is developing a sustainable alternative made from biopolymers. The Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) has granted New Zealand based biotechnology research company, Humble Bee Bio, and Deakin University A$70,000 to develop and […]
In India, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels -2018. The “National Policy on Biofuels – 2018” was notified by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on June 4, 2018 in supersession of National Policy on Biofuels, promulgated through the Ministry of […]
In Finland, together with its partner Nordic Marine Oil, Neste is piloting a new Neste Marine 0.1 Co-processed marine fuel in Scandinavia – a solution helping the maritime sector to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The ISCC PLUS certified marine fuel enables up to 80% GHG emission reduction over the lifecycle compared to fossil […]
In California, environmental justice and conservation groups sued the city of Paramount, California over its approval of a biofuel refinery expansion without adequate environmental review. The lawsuit challenges the environmental review process for restarting the mostly shuttered petroleum refinery and converting it to produce biodiesel, biogas and “sustainable aviation fuel.” The groups say the review […]
In Iowa, Renewable Energy Group sold 157 million gallons of fuel during Q1 2022, a 23 million gallon increase compared to the first quarter of 2021. Petroleum diesel sales increased 27 million gallons due to the Company’s acquisition of Amber Resources and North American renewable diesel sales increased 7 million gallons. The increase in volumes […]
In Germany, KRAHN Chemie and UPM Biochemicals signed an exclusive distribution agreement to market UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. RFF are a completely new category of functional fillers, replacing fossil-based carbon black and precipitated silica. The distribution agreement covers UPM BioMotion™ X10, X20 and X40 product grades to be […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports as much as 400,000 metric tons worth of sugar export contracts have thought to have been cancelled in recent weeks in response to higher ethanol prices in light of rising petroleum prices. A trader told Reuters that nearly every company trading sugar with Brazil has suffered from these cancellations leading to […]
In Florida, Blue Biofuels, Inc. announced that OTC Markets has approved the company for listing on its OTCQB exchange as of May 13, 2022. The company said it is successfully improving production volumes of soluble sugars with its 4th generation system as the subsequent system ordered from K.R. Komarek, Inc. is being built. The Company […]
In the UK, an important stage on the long voyage to marine transport decarbonization was reached recently when Green Fuels Research (GFR), a pioneer in renewable fuels, successfully demonstrated use of unblended sustainable marine fuel (SMF) at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir near Port Talbot, South Wales. The fuel was used in a Beta Marine B14 engine […]
